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Teaching
Qualifications Overview As
of 31st August 2004 the ISTD changed its teaching qualifications
from the Associate and Associate Diploma to the Foundation
in Dance Instruction (FDI) and Certificate in Dance Education
(CDE).
These qualifications have been introduced to enhance our professional
teaching qualifications and offer teachers a qualification
not only recognised by the ISTD and dance world, but also
by the UK Government and hopefully, in time, Universities.
Why
have the qualifications changed?
How were the units for the new qualifications
decided?
What is the timescale for the new qualifications?
I am an international teacher – how do
the qualifications affect me?
What is involved in the qualifications?
What is the progression route through the Teaching
Qualifications?
What is the progression route through the Teaching
Qualifications outside of the UK and Europe ?
Why
have the qualifications changed?
The
main reason for this was to enhance our professional teaching
qualifications in line with the requirements from the Qualifications
and Curriculum Authority (QCA) as, ultimately, it is the UK
Government’s aim to ensure that teachers across all
sectors are appropriately qualified. We also wanted to address
the fact that in the past the dance teaching profession has
not been given the recognition it deserves, allowing too many
unqualified teachers to work with children and adults in this
area.
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How
were the units for the new qualifications decided?
In order to design the qualifications the ISTD, in
conjunction with the Minister for Culture, Media and Sport,
other QCA approved dance awarding bodies and the Council of
Dance Education and Training (CDET) started with the remit
of deciding what makes a good dance teacher. From these discussions
the Foundation in Dance Instruction and Certificate in Dance
Education were developed. These
qualifications have been designed to develop the practical
teaching skills required to become a recognised, qualified
and fully rounded dance teacher. Both the FDI and CDE have
been approved by the QCA and are at level 3 and level 4 of
the National Qualifications Framework respectively.
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What
is the timescale for the new qualifications?
The new qualifications became available on 1st January
2004 and ran concurrently with the Associate and Associate
Diploma qualifications until 31st August 2004.
As
of 1st September 2004 the Foundation in Dance Instruction
and Certificate in Dance Education are now the professional
teaching qualifications offered by the ISTD throughout the
UK and Europe. Any teachers wishing to enter students for
exams after 30th April 2007 will be required to hold both
qualifications.
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I
am an international teacher, how do the qualifications affect
me?
All
candidates in Europe (those countries currently delivering
ISTD examinations) will progress to the Foundation in Dance
Instruction and Certificate in Dance Education within the
same timescale as those in the UK, i.e. any teacher wishing
to enter students for ISTD examination should hold their Certificate
in Dance Education by 1st May 2007.
For
those teachers outside of Europe, their existing teaching
qualifications will continue for the foreseeable future. However,
the ISTD does fully intend to introduce the FDI and CDE to
the rest of the world in due course.
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What
is involved in the qualifications?
The
qualifications follow a unitised approach as recommended by
the QCA and are designed to be as flexible as possible. This
means that candidates can gain basic teaching skills from
any dance awarding body and then add the specific genre in
which they wish to concentrate from another awarding body.
Both qualifications are split into three modules as follows:
Module
1 - Teaching Skills : this covers observation, lesson
planning, record taking, methods of instruction, motivational
techniques and self evaluation
Module
2 - Contextual Studies : this covers promotion of
health and safety in dance, lifespan development and learning
Module
3 - Dance Practice : this covers competence in dance
practice within the chosen genre, understanding of the relationship
between music and dance, and background knowledge in the chosen
genre.
This
modular approach to the qualifications also means that once
a candidate has completed their qualification in their first
genre, they can be qualified in any other genre they choose
to study by simply ensuring they meet the entry requirements
in the new genre for each qualification and then completing
the genre specific units, Module 3, at both levels.
Comprehensive
information regarding the qualifications is available from
Approved Dance Centres in the form of a qualification syllabus.
These syllabi are also available from the Education and Training
Department at ISTD HQ. Please click here
to request copies by email.
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What
is the progression route through the Teaching Qualifications?
The
ISTD’s teaching qualifications for teachers within the
UK and Europe are as follows. (Please click here for the progression
route for teachers outside of the UK and Europe).
Please note, this is only a brief outline and there are some
requirements not listed below. For further details you will
need to read the appropriate Faculty syllabus outline obtainable
free from Education and Training on educationassistant@istd.org
Foundation in Dance Instruction
Candidates must be 17 years of age or over within the academic
year they start the qualification and hold the Intermediate
qualification from a QCA approved awarding body in the genre
in with they wish to teach. For further information on this
qualification please click here
Certificate in Dance Education
Candidates must be 18 years of age or over within the academic
year they start the qualification, hold the Advanced 1 qualification
from a QCA approved awarding body in the genre in with they
wish to teach and hold the Foundation in Dance Instruction.
For further information on this qualification please click
here
Licentiate
Dancesport Faculties - candidates must be 21 years
of age or over, hold the Certificate in Dance Education and
have occupied a responsible position as a teacher of dancing
for at least 2 years
Theatre Faculties – candidates must be 23 years of age
or over, hold the Certificate in Dance Education and have
been teaching for 5 years
Fellowship
Dancesport
Faculties - candidates must have held the Licentiate qualification
of the Faculty concerned for at least 3 years
Theatre
Faculties – candidates must be 28 years of age or over,
have passed their Licentiate, have achieved their Advanced
2 qualification in the genre concerned, hold their Applied
Anatomy and Physiology Parts 1 and 2 (for Fellowships being
taken before 31 August 2006 only), and have been teaching
for at least 8 years.
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What
is the progression route through the Teaching Qualifications
outside of the UK and Europe?
The
ISTD's teaching qualifications for teachers outside of the
UK and Europe are as follows. (Please click here for the progression
route for teachers within the UK and Europe)
Please
note, this is only a brief outline and there are some requirements
not listed below. For further details regarding genres from
the Theatre Faculties, please contact the International Department
on internationalassistant@istd.org.
For further details regarding genres from the Dancesport Faculties,
please contact Anne Lingard on annelingard@aol.com
Student Teacher
Dancesport Faculties only - candidates must be 16
years of age or over. Successful candidates gain no qualifications
in the Society but are permitted to attend courses on payment
of an admission fee. Successful candidates will not be eligible
to take part in amateur medallist competitions or amateur
medal tests except for 'partnering'
Associate
Dancesport Faculties - candidates must be 17 years
of age or over
Theatre Faculties - candidates must be 18 years of age or
older. On passing the Associate, the candidate should enrol
as a member of the ISTD if they have not already done so,
and they can apply for provisional registration which lasts
for three years if they wish to enter candidates for examinations.
The Associate qualification is a provisional teaching qualification
and should be upgraded to Associate Diploma as discussed below
Associate Diploma
Theatre Faculties only - candidates must be 21 years
of age or older. Once the teacher has passed the Associate
and has taught for three years, they can apply to take the
Associate Diploma. This consists of a teaching assessment
class during which they will be tested on their knowledge
of the syllabus as well as their teaching ability. If they
pass, they will be given full registration
Licentiate
Dancesport Faculties - candidates must be 21 years
of age or over, hold the Associate or have occupied a responsible
position as a teacher of dancing for at least 2 years
Theatre Faculties - candidates must be 23 years of age or
over, hold the Associate Diploma and have been teaching for
5 years
Fellowship
Dancesport Faculties - candidates must have held
the Licentiate qualification of the Faculty concerned for
at least 3 years
Theatre Faculties - candidates must be 28
years of age or over, have pa ssed their Licentiate, have
achieved their Advanced 2 qualification in the genre concerned,
hold their Applied Anatomy and Physiology Parts level 1 and
2 (for Fellowships being taken before 31 August 2006 only),
and have been teaching for at least 8 eight years.
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